On Mar 14, 2010, at 7:47 AM, Martin Hairer wrote:
> Hi all, I just noticed that the "Downloads" section on Apple's website is
> gone. I don't know when that happened, maybe it was replaced by the "iPad"
> section or maybe I am just slow to react... In any case, the page
> <http://www.apple.com/downloads/> still exists and shows up on a Google
> search for "Apple", but I haven't found any link to it anymore on Apple's
> website.
>
> I also noticed in my Google Analytics that Apple shows no longer up as a
> referrer to my website, while it used to rank above both macupdate and
> versiontracker. I am a bit worried that this is the beginning of a trend to
> reduce Apple's commitment to the Mac platform in favour of the iPhone / iPad
> / iPod platform. If this is true and we (i.e. the Mac developers in general)
> are forced to rewrite our products almost from scratch for the iPhone OS just
> a few years after being forced to rewrite them almost from scratch for Mac OS
> X, then I start to seriously worry about Apple's ability to retain large
> software developers.... Any thoughts?
>
> Martin
>
> HairerSoft
> http://www.hairersoft.com/
>
Hi, Martin,
I wonder whether maybe this is a precursor to the creation of a Mac App
Store--Apple just started a Mac dev program for $99/year, after all.
Eventually Mac programs might all require code signing, so Apple can charge for
that, lest one's code refuse to run on another person's machine. Then they can
require one to sell one's software through said Store.
Just random speculation.
Cheers,
Andrew
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